to sky dive
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4.4
- phrasal verb
- /ˈskaɪ ˌdaɪv/
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paracaidismo
- During the summer, thousands of thrill-seekers flock to the coast to sky dive over the ocean.
Examples
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That's why she took that sky dive off the balcony.
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Red Bull Stratos—a high altitude (to say the least) sky dive.
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She decided to sky dive from 15,000 feet to celebrate her birthday.
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After months of training, he felt ready to sky dive and perform flips in mid-air.
Synonyms
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4.7
To leave an aircraft and fall slowly using a parachute
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3.7
To jump from a plane and slow your fall by opening a cloth that fills with air
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4.9
To jump from a plane and move in the air before opening a parachute
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The core meaning 'to jump from an airplane' is directly and compositionally derived from 'sky' (the space above) + 'dive' (a steep descent), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the basic activity. Although details about acrobatics and parachute timing are specific, the overall concept of diving in the sky is predictable and cross-linguistically transparent.
Etymology
Sky dive: The verb sky dive comes from the picture of someone jumping from a plane and 'diving' through the sky. Because dive means going headfirst and doing moves during the fall before the parachute opens, the phrase means 'to jump from an airplane and perform acrobatic maneuvers before opening a parachute'.